题目内容
A Love Note To My Mom
When I was a little girl, I would often follow you as you modeled (做模特) for fashion magazine. It was years later that I finally understood what role modeling1in your life. I know little that you were2every penny you earned to go to3school.
I cannot thank you enough for4you told me one autumn afternoon when I was nine. After finishing my homework, I wandered into the dining room where you were buried5piles of law books. I was6.Why were you doing what I do—memorizing textbooks and studying for7? When you said you were in law school, I was more puzzled. I didn’t know Moms8be lawyers too. You smiled and said,“In life, you can do anything you want to do.”
Though I was young, your words kept9in my ears. I watched as you faced the10of completing your studies, starting companies with Dad, while still being a11and a Mom of five kids. I was tired just watching you12. With your wise words in my13 mind, I suddenly felt free to dream. My whole world14. I set out to live my life filled with15, seeing endless possibilities for personal achievements.
Your words became my motto. I16found myself in the position of being either the first (woman doctor in Maryland Rotary) 17one of the few women (top medical reporters) in my field. I gained strength every time I said , “Yes, I’ll try that.”
Encouraged by your18, I have forged ahead (毅然前行) with my life’s journey, less afraid to make mistakes, and19meeting each challenge. You did it, and now I’m20it. Sorry, got to run. So much to do, so many dreams to live.
- 1.
- A.found
- B.played
- C.kept
- D.provided
- A.
- 2.
- A.saving
- B.making
- C.giving
- D.receiving
- A.
- 3.
- A.business
- B.fashion
- C.law
- D.medical
- A.
- 4.
- A.what
- B.that
- C.which
- D.where
- A.
- 5.
- A.at
- B.to
- C.upon
- D.under
- A.
- 6.
- A.pleased
- B.worried
- C.puzzled
- D.disappointed
- A.
- 7.
- A.role
- B.tests
- C.positions
- D.shows
- A.
- 8.
- A.must
- B.ought to
- C.need
- D.could
- A.
- 9.
- A.ringing
- B.floating
- C.falling
- D.beating
- A.
- 10.
- A.choices
- B.chances
- C.challenges
- D.changes
- A.
- 11.
- A.professor
- B.doctor
- C.reporter
- D.model
- A.
- 12.
- A.in danger
- B.in action
- C.in trouble
- D.in charge
- A.
- 13.
- A.weak
- B.powerful
- C.youthful
- D.empty
- A.
- 14.
- A.came back
- B.closed down
- C.went by
- D.opend up
- A.
- 15.
- A.hope
- B.hardship
- C.regret
- D.sadness
- A.
- 16.
- A.often
- B.rarely
- C.hardly
- D.nearly
- A.
- 17.
- A.and
- B.but
- C.or
- D.for
- A.
- 18.
- A.understanding
- B.words
- C.praise
- D.introduction
- A.
- 19.
- A.secretly
- B.curiously
- C.carelessly
- D.confidently
- A.
- 20.
- A.doing
- B.considering
- C.correcting
- D.reading
- A.
试题分析:作者的妈妈是一名模特,同时,她还在学习法律课程,还要带五个孩子,与作者的爸爸一起打拼事业,面对各种挑战。妈妈的话给作者很大的影响,作者佩服妈妈的坚强和伟大,作者以妈妈为榜样,充满信心和希望地朝着人生的理想前进。
1.考查固定搭配。play a role in...在......中扮演角色,故选B。
2.I know little that you were every penny you earned to go to school.作者对妈妈节约每一分钱读法律这件事知之甚少,A节约;B制作;C给;D收到。故选A。
3.根据第二段“...you were in law school”可知,作者的妈妈上法律学校,A商务;B时装;C法律;D医学。故选C。
4.for后面的宾语从句中的told缺少宾语,用what,故选A。
5.where you were buried piles of law books作者的妈妈头埋在法律书里,be buried in/under被埋在......里/之下。故选D。
6.根据“Why were you doing...”和后面的“I was more puzzled”可知,作者感到不解,A高兴的;B担心的;C困惑的;D失望的。故选C。
7.memorizing textbooks and studying for 背书,为考试而学习,作者那时才九岁,在上学,妈妈在做同样的事情,A角色;B测试;C职务;D演出。故选B。
8.I didn’t know Moms be lawyers too.作者不知道妈妈也可以成为律师,A必须;B应该;C需要;D能够。故选D。
9.根据“in my ears”可知,妈妈的话在作者耳中回荡,A响;B漂流;C下落;D拍打。故选A。
10.I watched as you faced the of completing your studies,作者看着妈妈面对各种挑战,A选择;B机会;C挑战;D改变。故选C。
11.根据前文可知,妈妈是当模特的,A教授;B医生;C记者;D模特。故选D。
12.I was tired just watching you .只是看着妈妈工作个不停,就使作者感到疲倦了,A有危险;B在运动,在工作;C有麻烦;D负责。故选B。
13.With your wise words in my mind妈妈的话在9岁那时就印在作者大脑里了,A虚弱的;B强有力的;C年轻的;D空的。故选C。
14.I suddenly felt free to dream. My whole world .作者感受到了自由,整个世界都向作者打开了大门,A回来;B停业;C经过;D打开。故选D。
15.I set out to live my life filled with 作者充满希望地去实现理想,A希望;B困难;C遗憾;D悲伤。故选A。
16.Your words became my motto. I found myself in the position of being either the first妈妈的话成了作者的座右铭,作者经常感到自己在某一个领域里处于领先地位,A经常;B很少;C几乎不;D几乎。故选A。
17.either...or...或者......或者......,是固定搭配,故选C。
18.根据上一段的“Your words became my motto.”可知,妈妈的话鼓舞着作者,A理解;B话语;C表扬;D介绍。故选B。
19.根据“less afraid to make mistakes, and”可知,这里表示并列关系,and前后是积极的心态,A秘密地;B好奇地;C粗心地;D自信地。故选D。
20.根据最后一句“Sorry, got to run. So much to do, so many dreams to live.”可知,要做的还有很多,所以,作者是正在做着妈妈做过的事情,A正在做;B正考虑;C改正;D阅读。故选A。
考点:故事类短文阅读
It was a Friday morning and two lovers were going through a heart-searing breakup.
As he was being 1 away from his lover,he banged on the fence 2 them. She was 3 desperate,and with all her 4squeezed through the fence and rushed to him.
A sweet kiss followed.
No,this was not a passionate Romeo-and-Juliet love 5 .The couple is not _6human.He is a ram,and she a doe.They have been living together in the Yunnan
Wild Animal Park and have been in love since last year.In a fenced area the amorous ram,7 Long Hair,has fascinated the doe,Chunzi.Liu Gencheng,has been 8 the couple for more than a year.“The two have 9 a lot of time together since they were little.”
The pair became famous after the local TV channel reported their relationship.Thousands, 10 some celebrities,left their 11 .Many gave their blessings but some,12 animal experts,left doubts.
Cai Yue,is one of the fanatic web followers of the unusual love affair.
“I first thought this might be a joke,but when I saw these photos,the love in their eyes 13 my heart. ”
The zoo manager vowed not to separate them.But after Long Hair fathered a baby lamb with the only female sheep in the zoo last month,the manager 14 .
“The baby sheep needs care from both parents,”he said.“ 15 the sheep and the deer are not able to have kids,we decided to separate them.”
The zoo’s plan was to form a “normal family” for Long Hair,letting him live with the female sheep and his baby 16 staying with Chunzi all the time.
17 ,the separation,was like a dramatic scene from a love story.
“Long Hair even hurt his baby and the female sheep with his horns.It 18 us,“Li said.”And Chunzi has been trying to lick Long Hair 19 the fence."
The zoo promised to let them “live happily ever after”.”We 20 do anything to separate them.” Li said.
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John Blanchard was studying the crowd making their way through the station. He was looking for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose.
When reading a book in a Florida library a year before, John became interested not in the contents of the book, but in the notes penciled in the margin((空白处). The handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and beautiful mind. He discovered the former owner’s name in the front of the book: Miss Hollis Maynell.
He located her address and wrote a letter introducing himself. The next day he was shipped overseas to serve in the army. During the next year,they grew to know each other through the mail and their friendship developed. John requested a photograph, but she refused, saying if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what
she looked like. When the day finally came for him to return home, their first meeting was suggested-7:00 p.m. at the Grand Central Station in New York.
She wrote, “You’ll recognize me by the red rose I wear on my coat.” So now John was in the station to meet the girl with a rose.
As a pretty and slim girl in green came over, John noticed her blue eyes like flowers in spring. He walked directly towards her, entirely forgetting she was not wearing a rose. As John came closer to her, he saw another woman with a red rose stood nearby. Well past 40, this woman had graying hair done under a worn hat. Seeing the girl in green walk quickly away, John felt as if he were split(劈开) in two. He desired to follow that girl, but longed for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned and supported him.
The woman looked gentle and sensible. John went to her, saying, “I’m Captain John Blanchard. You must be Miss Maynell. I am glad to meet you here. May I take you to dinner?”
She replied with a smile, “I don’t know what this is about. But the lady in green who just went by, begged me to wear this rose on my coat. She said if you asked me out to dinner, I’d tell you she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”
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John was eager to know the former owner of the book because .
A.he was very interested in the contents of the book |
B.he was impressed by the notes written by the owner |
C.the book offered him practical and valuable advice |
D.there was address of the former owner in the book |
What happened to John after getting in touch with Miss Hollis Maynell?
A.He began to serve the army abroad. | B.He was seriously wounded in the war |
C.He went on a business tour in Europe | D.He asked Miss Maynell for a photo |
What do we know about the woman with a rose?
A.She was Miss Maynell’s close companion |
B.She was a conductor working in the station |
C.She knew nothing about John’s appointment |
D.She was paid to carry out a love test on John |
Which would be the best title of the text?
A.The Meeting in the Station | B.The Girl with a Rose |
C.A Soldier and a Girl | D.A Meeting of the Heart |
Electric ears are dirty.In fact, not only are they dirty, they might even be more dirty than their gasoline-powered cousins.
People in California love to talk about "zero-emissions vehicles", but people in California seem to be clueless about where electricity comes from. Power plants mostly use fire to make it. Aside from the new folks who have their roofs covered with solar cells, we get our electricity from generators. Generators are fueled by something---usually coal, oil,but also by heat generated in nuclear power plants. There are a few wind farms and geothermal plants as well, but by far we get electricity mainly by burning something.
In other words, those "zero-emissions" cars are likely coal-burning cars. It's just because the coal is burned somewhere else that it looks clean. It is not. It's as if the California Greens are. covering their eyes---"If I can't see it, it's not happening." Gasoline is an incredibly efficient way to power a vehicle; a gallon of gas has a lot of energy in it.But when you take that gas (or another fuel) and first use it to make electricity, you waste a nice part of that energy, mostly in the form of wasted heat---at the generator, through the transmission lines, etc.
A gallon of gas may propel your car 25 miles. But the electricity you get from that gallon of gas won't get you nearly as far---so electric cars bum more fuel than gas-powered ones. If our electricity came mostly from nukes; or geothermal,or hydro, or solar, or wind,then an electric car truly would be clean. But for political, technical,and economic reasons,we don't use much of those energy sources.
In addition,electric cars' batteries which are poisonous for a long time will eventually end up in a landfill.And finally, When cars are the polluters, the pollution is spread across all the roads. When it's a power plant, though, all the junk is in one place. Nature is very good at cleaning up when things are too concentrated, but it takes a lot longer when all the garbage is in one spot.
【小题1】 What does "clueless" mean in paragraph 2?
A.People are seeing the California Greens everywhere. |
B.People in California love to talk about zero-emissions vehicles. |
C.People in California love to have their roofs covered with solar cells. |
D.People there have no idea that so far electricity mainly comes from burning |
【小题2】 What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Electric cars are not clean at all |
B.Electric cars are better than gasoline-powered ones. |
C.People cast doubts on electric cars' batteries. |
D.Gasoline is an efficient way to powera vehicle. |
A.not less than 25 miles | B.more than 25 miles |
C.no more than 25 miles | D.not more than 25 miles |
A.do not burn fuel and more environmentally-friendly |
B.are toxic because it is difficult for nature to clean it up when their batteries are buried in one spot. |
C.are very good at cleaning up when things are not too concentrated |
D.are poisonous for a long time and will eventually end up in a landfill |
A.being green is good and should be encouraged in communication |
B.electric cars are not clean in that we get electricity mainly by burning something |
C.zero-emissions vehicles should be chosen to protect our environment |
D.electric cars are now the dominant vehicle compared with gasoline-powered |